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Agathis malvacearum
It looked like it was sticking its ovipositor in the flowers
Burdock flower in an overgrown, suburban yard next to a somewhat dried-out marsh
Spotted on Aug 20, 2015
Submitted on Sep 23, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks as always John!
Ichneumonidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumoni...
This is a very large group of parasitic wasps. Probably ovipositing in or on a larva or pupa of a phytophagous insect burrowing in the flower.